2 Kings 18:8

8 From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

2 Kings 18:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
ESV
8 He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
NLT
8 He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city.
MSG
8 And he drove back the Philistines, whether in sentry outposts or fortress cities, all the way to Gaza and its borders.
CSB
8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

2 Kings 18:8 In-Context

6 He held fast to the LORD and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses.
7 And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
8 From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.
9 In King Hezekiah’s fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.
10 At the end of three years the Assyrians took it. So Samaria was captured in Hezekiah’s sixth year, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Kings 17:9; Isaiah 14:29
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